He wrote in an open letter on his website: "I thought about this very carefully and I really started to worry about making 4300 people come into midtown manhattan on Sunday night, which is just when the stormatron 5000 is supposed to crush our empire. new york state has ordered the s[h]utdown of all mass transit (subways, buses and commuter trains) as of 7pm Sunday night.

"If it's any consolation, I'm eating a pretty staggering fee for cancelling the show. But I can take it. What I can't take is the thought that there's a CHANCE 4300 people will be in danger trying to get home from my stupid show."

The show has been rescheduled for March 2, with all original tickets being honoured.

Louis CK is also scheduled to host Saturday Night Live in New York City this week, but it's not clear yet if the show's schedule will be altered.